Psychiatric Nurse
DuPage County Health Department
Westmont, Illinois
- Eligibility
- RNBehavioral HealthSubstance Use Disorders
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 38 hrs a week
- Unit
- Psych
Posted Jul 24
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 5 a week · 38 hours
- Weekends
- No weekends
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most IL staff postings
IL staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $52/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $47/hr, across 965 postings.
About this role
Registered Nurse position in Behavioral Health Services department at DuPage County Health Department. Performs nursing and case management activities for clients with behavioral health and substance use disorders including medication refills, collaboration with psychiatric prescribers, lab result reviews, emergency response, administering psychotropic medications, monitoring vital signs, and medication reconciliations. Full-time 37.5 hours per week, Monday through Friday.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Illinois
- Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Nursing
- Two years of nursing experience
- Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Illinois
- Knowledge of practices and principles of nursing and psychiatric nursing
- Knowledge of relevant social and economic factors influencing client behavior
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- Knowledge of local health resources
- Knowledge of medical records preparation and maintenance techniques
- Working skill in instructing others in treatments and practices
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays
- Three weeks of vacation annually
- Paid sick time
- Tuition and certification reimbursement
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- Pension eligibility through Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF)
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- Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- Health insurance
Place
- City
- Westmont, Illinois
- Rent against this pay
- 28% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $88,090/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
$1,533 median rent against $5,434 a month at $33/hr for 38 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Westmont is a quiet western suburb of Chicago with a small-town feel, tree-lined streets, and easy Metra access to the city. Nurses seeking a slower-paced residential base within commuting distance of major hospital systems may find this DuPage County community a practical and pleasant option.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You are looking at DuPage County Health Department, a county public-health employer headquartered in Wheaton with satellite sites that have included Lombard and Westmont. Nursing work here is community-facing rather than bedside hospital: Public Health Nurses move between office, clinics,…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?